Meerkat’s CEO isn’t worried about Twitter limiting its access – it has plenty of ways to grow

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by Sindy Cator on March 14, 2015 at 7:26 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

When news broke yesterday that Twitter was limiting hot live-streaming app Meerkat‘s access to its social graph, mere hours after confirming it had acquired yet-to-launch rival Periscope, there was a near-audible gasp across the media and tech community that has taken Meerkat to its hearts this month. So what does Meerkat do next? I met up with CEO Ben Rubin at SXSW to find out. Some key takeaways: While Twitter has cut automatic follows for people’s Twitter user graph, Meerkat is looking at other pathways to grow, including Facebook Messenger and users’ address books – a move that will expand the…